Archibald Sinclair

Archibald Sinclair (22 October 1890-15 June 1970) was Leader of the Liberal Party from 26 November 1935 to 15 June 1945, succeeding Herbert Samuel and preceding Clement Davies.

Biography
Archibald Sinclair was born in London, England in 1890, andd he was educated at Eton and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. He joined the British Army in 1910, and served with distinction in World War I. He was elected as Liberal MP for Caithness and Sutherland in 1922, and was Secretary of State for Scotland from 1931 to 1932 in the National Government. He resigned in 1932 over the Ottawa Agreements, together with Herbert Samuel, whom he succeeded as Liberal leader in 1935. He was strongly critical of appeasement  in the late 1930s, and was a successful Air Minister under Winston Churchill from 1940 to 1945. He lost his seat in 1945.